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APA

Kumar, D., Yadav, A. K., Yadav, U. S., Mishra, A. K., & Kumar, A. (2026). Cross-border hydro-politics and resource security in the Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra basin: Challenges and policy imperatives. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 10(1), em0351. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17397

Vancouver

Kumar D, Yadav AK, Yadav US, Mishra AK, Kumar A. Cross-border hydro-politics and resource security in the Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra basin: Challenges and policy imperatives. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2026;10(1):em0351. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17397

AMA

Kumar D, Yadav AK, Yadav US, Mishra AK, Kumar A. Cross-border hydro-politics and resource security in the Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra basin: Challenges and policy imperatives. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2026;10(1), em0351. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17397

Chicago

Kumar, Dileep, Ajay Kumar Yadav, Uma Shankar Yadav, Anand Kumar Mishra, and Atul Kumar. "Cross-border hydro-politics and resource security in the Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra basin: Challenges and policy imperatives". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research 2026 10 no. 1 (2026): em0351. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17397

Harvard

Kumar, D., Yadav, A. K., Yadav, U. S., Mishra, A. K., and Kumar, A. (2026). Cross-border hydro-politics and resource security in the Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra basin: Challenges and policy imperatives. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 10(1), em0351. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17397

MLA

Kumar, Dileep et al. "Cross-border hydro-politics and resource security in the Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra basin: Challenges and policy imperatives". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, vol. 10, no. 1, 2026, em0351. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17397